Current 93

[david lloyd jones]

drunken surfing the Si boards and found this.
early loop based c93are still regular listens-notably nature unveiled and dogs blood...
earth covers earth and swastikas.. still entrance, though later stuff less soand swastikas is so very long ago..

[bitewerksMTB]

The two tracks on "Dawn" LP are excellent; "Great Black Time" and  "Maldoror Er Daudur" are on C93's bandcamp as remixes. I'd love to hear the originals again. The loops that run through the tracks have stuck in my memory all of these years. Great feedback on "G.B.T.", too.

"I'm the One" is a classic track from a classic compilation:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RnQs0BllD3c

[david lloyd jones]

The two tracks on "Dawn" LP are excellent; "Great Black Time" and  "Maldoror Er Daudur" are on C93's bandcamp as remixes. I'd love to hear the originals again. The loops that run through the tracks have stuck in my memory all of these years. Great feedback on "G.B.T.", too.

"I'm the One" is a classic track from a classic compilation:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RnQs0BllD3c

several of the 'old c93albums were reissued a few years back with remixes of the original tracks-all the same person, budgeted if I can remember who.
all good to really good as memory serves.

[BlackHole]

I only like the dark/ritual ambient material of Current 93. His voice is bloody awful. I even have a hard time sitting through the Death In June songs he is featured on. "Nature Unveiled", "Dogs Blood Rising", and "Faust" are all excellent albums. Creepy and disturbing stuff!

If you like his early dark ambient stuff I'd recommend the Nekrophile Records stuff like Zero Kama and Ain Soph.

[ANDROPHILIA]

Mystical Experience

[chewslife]

several of the 'old c93albums were reissued a few years back with remixes of the original tracks-all the same person, budgeted if I can remember who.
all good to really good as memory serves.

Andrew Liles. They were originally available with the C93 reissues on CD but were later collected as a vinyl set. Found all of them to be quite enjoyable and brought some new life to the work after so many decades and, perhaps, improvement here and there.
https://www.discogs.com/Current-93-Like-Swallowing-Eclipses-Current-93-Dreamt-By-Andrew-Liles/master/287797

[david lloyd jones]

Mystical Experience

can't say as I agree here, whatever drove the lp went tits up and synths of yesteryear sound too dated at moment to be retro.

[Balor/SS1535]

My favorite is Lucifer Over London because it seems to blend the acoustic/folk elements of later releases with the haunting, looping atmosphere of the early work.  I think Tibet's vocals are at their best in that album as well, though the backing vocals by the various others on the album add a lot too.

I also bought a copy of Faust when I found it randomly at a record store.  A very solid concept album full of eerie atmospheres.

[Bloated Slutbag]

synths of yesteryear sound too dated at moment to be retro.

You say this like it's a bad thing.

[Cranial Blast]

My favorite is Lucifer Over London because it seems to blend the acoustic/folk elements of later releases with the haunting, looping atmosphere of the early work.  I think Tibet's vocals are at their best in that album as well, though the backing vocals by the various others on the album add a lot too.

I also bought a copy of Faust when I found it randomly at a record store.  A very solid concept album full of eerie atmospheres.

I could not agree more, love Lucifer Over London. I think it's an incredibly beautiful piece of work by Current 93, unfortunately I'm not that big into Current 93 in general. I really wish they'd of done more stuff in the vein of Lucifer Over London or whatever that song is entitled about Death to Caesar? I cannot remember the exact title anymore, also good!

[Balor/SS1535]

My favorite is Lucifer Over London because it seems to blend the acoustic/folk elements of later releases with the haunting, looping atmosphere of the early work.  I think Tibet's vocals are at their best in that album as well, though the backing vocals by the various others on the album add a lot too.

I also bought a copy of Faust when I found it randomly at a record store.  A very solid concept album full of eerie atmospheres.

I could not agree more, love Lucifer Over London. I think it's an incredibly beautiful piece of work by Current 93, unfortunately I'm not that big into Current 93 in general. I really wish they'd of done more stuff in the vein of Lucifer Over London or whatever that song is entitled about Death to Caesar? I cannot remember the exact title anymore, also good!

I have not been able to decide whether I like the first or third track on Lucifer Over London more.  Both are so amazing--especially with the bells!  I'm sure you know of it already, but this comp includes the Lucifer Over London tracks plus some others from elsewhere that have some stylistic overlaps.  https://current931.bandcamp.com/album/sixsixsix-sicksicksick-2

Since it has not been mentioned in the thread yet, I also want to say generally that the album/compilation/boxset/whatever looks visually beautiful and is actually quite interesting, music-wise.  The whole thing is composed of long, nearly identical loop-tracks.  It's not something that I will play all of the time, but I have the feeling that it will be perfectly suited for certain, meditative moments.  The CD covers are some of the best of his entire discography, in my opinion.  https://www.discogs.com/release/30802491-Current-93-The-Long-Shadow-Falls

[DrRichard]

I don't really care about what Tibet did after "All the pretty little horses" and "Soft Black Stars" but actually his recent albums "The light is leaving us all" and "If a city" are fucking masterpieces, as good as his legendary albums like "Thunder perfect mind" or the horses.

[Cranial Blast]

My favorite is Lucifer Over London because it seems to blend the acoustic/folk elements of later releases with the haunting, looping atmosphere of the early work.  I think Tibet's vocals are at their best in that album as well, though the backing vocals by the various others on the album add a lot too.

I also bought a copy of Faust when I found it randomly at a record store.  A very solid concept album full of eerie atmospheres.

I could not agree more, love Lucifer Over London. I think it's an incredibly beautiful piece of work by Current 93, unfortunately I'm not that big into Current 93 in general. I really wish they'd of done more stuff in the vein of Lucifer Over London or whatever that song is entitled about Death to Caesar? I cannot remember the exact title anymore, also good!

I have not been able to decide whether I like the first or third track on Lucifer Over London more.  Both are so amazing--especially with the bells!  I'm sure you know of it already, but this comp includes the Lucifer Over London tracks plus some others from elsewhere that have some stylistic overlaps.  https://current931.bandcamp.com/album/sixsixsix-sicksicksick-2

Since it has not been mentioned in the thread yet, I also want to say generally that the album/compilation/boxset/whatever looks visually beautiful and is actually quite interesting, music-wise.  The whole thing is composed of long, nearly identical loop-tracks.  It's not something that I will play all of the time, but I have the feeling that it will be perfectly suited for certain, meditative moments.  The CD covers are some of the best of his entire discography, in my opinion.  https://www.discogs.com/release/30802491-Current-93-The-Long-Shadow-Falls

That sixsixsixsicksicksick comp compiles some nice tracks from various hard to find mini albums. You're right too, definitely has stylistic overlaps in regards to Lucifer Over London.

[VORACLE]

I've never known where to start with this shit. Lots of Neofolk is intimidating like that, though.

[NerveGas]

I've never known where to start with this shit. Lots of Neofolk is intimidating like that, though.

I would start at the beginning with Current 93. Starts on in noisier/industrial territory which for me at least was more familiar. Gets more folk influence after a few albums.